Jan, 2. 2011

I noticed something odd, yet very common yesterday. After me and Daniel finished playing NHL2K11(we split 2 games) Daniel continued to play Wii, Devin was on the computer and I started reading on my Kindle. While we were all very happy doing what we were doing it struck me that when I was their age none of this would have been possible. And I wondered 100 years ago what a family would have been doing on a New Years Day without all these modern gadgets. Everyone probably just sat and talked more, maybe went out for walks. But even though the boys are very close to us if we lived in the past I'm sure we all would spend more time with each other instead of around each other.

A funny thing also happened yesterday. Me, Daniel, Devin and mom were about to go out to get some birthday presents for Jenny. Mom blurted out about getting the truffles from Walmart. This blew the surprise for what Devin wanted to get Jenny. Devin shouted shit. The funny thing is this is so out of character for him. He is usually the language cop around here. Devin then proceeded to grill mom about it. He was like a little lawyer. A good way to descibe Devin is like Alex P. Keaton from the TV Show Family Ties without the neck tie. We also call him JBJ, which stands for John Bolton Jr. John Bolton is the ultra conservative former ambassador to the UN that appears on Fox News. Devin really likes that nickname.

At night me and Daniel watched the Winter Classic. Who ever thought up the idea for the Winter Classic was a genius. Bring hockey back to its roots and play the game outside in a huge stadium. Its a great event. It is a sporting event that is definitely on my bucket list of things to do. Last night the Caps and Penquins played at Heinz Field. Washington won the game 3-1. The game featured alot of hitting. These teams really don't like each other. Hopefully the TV ratings were good. As much as I love watching I fear that hockey will continue to be a fringe sport in the south. After the game Daniel went to the garage where he has a goal set up and he practices stick handling and shooting. Like me when I was his age he makes up his own games. Wearing his Sidney Crosby shirt he imagines he is playing in his own NHL.